Hank measure the man in front of him. Everyone who he had run into in Donnyton had a certain… something. It was purpose, Hank eventually decided, but the part of him that had been raised by Rick refused to let it lay at that. There was a certain surety about them, but it was more than tha...
2018-06-11 04:54:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Randidly chuckled wryly at the rewards for this Path. The attributes were a nice boost, but what was the focus of his attention were the allocatable stats. He wondered whether 6 was high, relatively speaking. In terms of rewards for Paths, it was undoubtedly high. But Randidly wondered if h...
2018-06-11 04:50:53 +0000 UTC View PostThat previous chapter was a joke. It was a normal weekend. No sacrifices. Don't ask any unnecessary questions.
There were ten thousand people standing in front of him, gazing intently up at Donny. Donny kept his face neutral, impassive. The sunlight sent speckled s...
2018-06-11 04:48:45 +0000 UTC View PostNo chapters tonight, as I'm visiting my girlfriend's family. So releases might be at weird hours while I'm there.
I'll get a release out Saturday. If I don't, assume I've been sacrificed in a cult.
2018-06-08 02:52:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Donny steepled his fingers, his expression grave. “What do we know?”
“They knew the location of the mine. They knew its defenses, at least in the general sense. They knew the location of Tellumurite in the mines. They retrieved the Tellumurite. It’s hard to tell if they knew o...
2018-06-07 05:12:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Tatiana looked at the kid in front of her with her eyes narrowed. “Step away from her. We appreciate your help, but we will take over now.”
A kid he was, even if he was built like a linebacker and carried an iron wrecking ball like it was just a balloon. He shook his head slowly, ...
2018-06-07 05:10:18 +0000 UTC View Post
When Randidly presented his Porpoise to the man who handled all purchases on the drone plant, Henrik Doc, the man sighed in an extremely exaggerated manner. It seemed that everything the man did was exaggerated, from the way he dressed to the way he coifed his hair.
“This… is your...
2018-06-06 05:28:25 +0000 UTC View Post
The facility where the drones were being researched and produced was a hundred times nicer than the place where Randidly was before. So much so that Randidly was getting a little annoyed as he walked around. Included on the premises were a cafeteria and a gym that could support weights up t...
2018-06-06 05:25:19 +0000 UTC View PostI've struggled a lot with this chapter, for what I think are obvious reasons. Let me know what you think.
A knock at the door interrupted Randidly’s thoughts. Bemused, he stood and walked to the door. The last time someone had interrupted his work he had been pre...
2018-06-04 06:12:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Decklan sighed. “This was fun. Do you really have to go so soon.”
The man covered in the strange liquid obsidian chuckled. His right arm was cut to the bone, but he didn’t seem particularly bothered by how useless it was at his side. “Don’t play coy. We both know that an ope...
2018-06-04 06:07:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Tera snatched one of her knives out of the corpse of a nearby monster and flicked her wrist. That knife materialized within the neck of a bull that was charging at the newest member of their squad, who had fallen on his ass.
Decklan’s squad was not a numbered Squad, so sometimes it ...
2018-06-04 06:06:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Randidly wished he was a puddle, so light and heat would evaporate into nothing and he could escape this place.
"Well, he may be an ass, but at least the foreigner sticks to his guns," Tatiana said dryly, looking at the large projector screen that was set up right next to the steel wo...
2018-06-04 06:04:24 +0000 UTC View Post
“Oh wow, how many years has it been?” Sydney said with a laugh, pouring two cups of tea. Then she raised her eyebrow at Ezekiel. “Still enjoy rum?”
Ezekiel’s smile was sharp as he examined the young woman in front of him who had once been his son’s playmate. She had certai...
2018-06-01 04:40:43 +0000 UTC View PostOnly two, but the second is a bit longer again. Also time off Rand, but now that I know where we are going, I needed to check in with most people to make sure they are in the right place. Plus, lots of Randidly coming up.
Nathan considered saying something, p...
2018-06-01 04:38:01 +0000 UTC View PostNo chapters tonight. I spent my usual writing time outlining the rest of this arc. Trying to keep all the different plotlines accounted for.
Well really, I'm just trying to figure out which ones to emphasize so the payoff at the end is that much better.
Expect three tomorrow!
2018-05-31 03:50:46 +0000 UTC View Post
The first thing that occurred was relatively innocuous, but it made the squad leader’s skin crawl. Abruptly, they found themselves back where they started, with a no trespassing sign standing between them and the cabin. Below that sign, there was a smaller sign that said beware of dog. 2018-05-30 03:42:35 +0000 UTC View Post
And I'm back! Chapter 531 will be about 1.5x as long as usual, because I wanted to get that all out tonight.
For the first time in a long time, Randidly felt exhausted. The day had been long and full of trials. Although there was a strange intermittent humming from...
2018-05-30 03:38:42 +0000 UTC View Post
It was becoming hard to direct the insects now, so Randidly largely let them go, buzzing too and fro, attacking monsters and leaving people alone. As he straightened, the old woman was there with her arms folded, regarding him frostily.
Sighing, Randidly said. "Look, you saw the notif...
2018-05-24 05:51:38 +0000 UTC View Post
One thing that Randidly noticed was that there were an absolutely mind-boggling amount of people stuffed into these apartment buildings. Likely, around one thousand a pop. His group alone would clear six of such buildings, with almost 90% of that group moving back towards the designated loc...
2018-05-24 05:47:44 +0000 UTC View Post
“Senator Firefly, the floor is yours,” the Speaker said, sitting down in his chair, as Gary rose. Gary flashed a smile to the room and took his time slowly walking to stand at the podium in the center. His suit was charcoal with a maroon shirt and a crimson tie. After an offhand comment...
2018-05-24 05:42:59 +0000 UTC View Post
“And what is our role?” Tatiana said. The group of volunteers stood around them, listening intently. They too wondered what exactly the military has in store for them.
Sergeant Phillip glanced at Tatiana, and then blinked, then looked at her again. Tatiana’s suggestive smile inc...
2018-05-24 05:37:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Congratulations, your Skill is 30% complete. Please continue to provide a powerful image to assist in the formation of the Skill.
Randidly sighed. He couldn’t stall anymore, he would have to move to meet the military for the expedition soon. He had hoped that when h...
2018-05-24 05:27:56 +0000 UTC View PostIdk what it was about writing in an airport, but I got weirdly political drama for a bit. Think of it as a narrative vacation?
Paolo and Kayle saw them off. Hank’s group would travel with the East End-ers South to their Village, and then would continue to Star Cr...
2018-05-24 05:23:53 +0000 UTC View PostNo chapters tonight, but I think I'll try and release 6 between tomorrow and Wednesday. A reminder there will be no releases Thursday through Sunday, but I'll probably have some written for when I get back~
So it was, about a month and a half since Randidly had arrived in the Zone, he had $9,670.00, and was just about to begin the smelting of what might be his final batch of metal as a steelworker when there was a knock at the door to his rented workroom.
Randidly paused. This… had nev...
2018-05-20 18:04:01 +0000 UTC View Post
It turned out that becoming friends with Randidly Ghosthound was one of the best decisions that Gary Firefly had ever made. Every he touched seemed to go well. He had inquired about Rand’s stats and Skills and had been refused with a bright smile. Still, Gary didn’t really care about th...
2018-05-20 18:01:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Gary Firefly was a meticulous man. It was what earned him his job as a curator at the National History Museum, and it was what enabled him to best take advantage of the arrival of the System, letting him become a Senator. He ate the same breakfast every day: squeezed apple juice and sauteed...
2018-05-20 17:58:53 +0000 UTC View PostGonna go live in a little less than an hour.
Will try and post a few chapters before then.
Just two quick announcements.
First, I'll have a Q and A session this Sunday in discord, at 2 PM Eastern time. I know it's short notice, but I'm on vacation the end of this month, so I can just have another in June now that there is a discord.
For those of you who cannot make it, comment you...
2018-05-18 04:10:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Alan softly rubbed Jane’s hair. The sleeping girl stirred, but only a little, and rolled over.
“This is all for you, so you can be strong, far stronger than me,” Alan whispered. “This is all for you.”
His wristlet buzzed, and Alan withdrew his hand from rubbing his dau...
2018-05-18 03:56:14 +0000 UTC View Post